印度战场
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7 w) [0 y( c/ {4 u日军拿下了除卡拉奇外的所有基地,盟军近4200的战力,151只部队死守卡拉奇。
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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)5 y$ `4 Y) H, Z; `& z H R
9 L* G7 x3 E4 G1 G1 A; ^: K. L0 oAllied Bombardment attack8 u* x4 t2 P( k; {% O# e, D
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194
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* B0 K; ?( J. u1 ~Defending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604/ ] S; l% Z7 v
" B+ f) e. _$ z8 g" BJapanese ground losses:
* ]. \3 a4 l! }6 u% v5 t 39 casualties reported& J# e* w' O: ^" d1 c- X# W5 C
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled1 b2 c9 H4 ?4 W2 ^4 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 e$ B8 y. i# Z. ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ A' ]* Y8 l# K" l9 a Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 R% M/ ]( j0 z7 ^ I
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Allied ground losses:; ]% d$ t4 n1 p7 M" T) |1 {
26 casualties reported
' F) y& J0 G% Y6 ^7 d% n Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" L* ]6 r( e( }) m" r% S& a
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled" D( O: n3 P/ v" a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; w; G: h. y Z: D: Z( q
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 ?% P4 H; d& F: E W$ }
4 D% U& I$ V$ K/ eAssaulting units:
8 Q3 e- Y2 k: K2 T- ~; u 100th Indian Brigade
5 |% u# K- |7 J' } 2/15 Punjab Battalion
1 {0 d' @" O( b# k3 n# F: ^ 22nd Indian Brigade# P( e- ]9 y8 O6 Z
Karachi Fortress9 q$ h( k$ d- I- Y9 J2 K
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
1 {! Y: V1 c9 r4 Y 3rd Cavalry Regiment6 R! @: n; v: d8 K
45th Recce Regiment
7 x" O5 B, J! l3 a2 A 28th Gurkha Brigade5 m% Q T$ R7 q1 t ^7 M' _
19th Indian Division! X! N0 g! k( ^5 k. G% D
5/14th Punjab Battalion9 [ Z' C9 W& L8 M J6 b: m% i
46th Indian Brigade
( v) M% u& v6 w8 \* Q! R% R& T5 J" P 255th Armoured Brigade
& b/ z* f) O {) w; X5 b: o1 J 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion" Y T- Y$ a6 K6 J
2nd Marine Raider Battalion; c: U) g' v1 C: y' i0 Q
48th Gurkha Brigade
1 k% e# K/ p: s) H5 j: I4 k/ H( L9 s 4th Assam Rifles Battalion
. g0 J& }" F @/ @( @% H 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
3 H! R# u* D( K$ ?1 U$ S7 f 16th British Brigade/ L+ n1 R c3 f
754th Tank Battalion
' J% ]0 m" ^) n5 z 6th Indian Brigade8 g# s% v" W* X0 d2 E w6 O5 T/ r) L
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
' x8 g" b9 F e. L 45th Indian Brigade3 F! k; {1 Z! U2 Y/ F) t) G' j+ ^
75th IAC Regiment
/ r6 t; _& v/ N* E8 a1 { 99th Indian Brigade- U2 L' G- M% c, @, {, p* }
23rd Indian Division6 A; E# |( y" k% j: x
164th Infantry Regiment X0 G- T6 N- G2 s# [ |
50th Tank Brigade
# u' [# h- `( S9 @6 m# a 132nd Infantry Regiment
+ P+ J; j# O3 u: }+ H* f* } Kowloon Brigade& M. X: d' X& N M! g0 z
7th Hussars Regiment
8 t) `* Z" C' G I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
9 r" S3 o5 O! s; Y) Y; n* G- R 8th Indian Brigade
6 @+ D- E H! P6 n0 R U; y0 L 3/16th Punjab Battalion: n) N ?/ Q1 A+ f
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
0 U3 K) [: q; s) n3 y 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion) O& ], ? n+ W8 i- U, v C" @
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
4 t# p9 h2 y' @: F8 ^ 182nd Infantry Regiment
7 r. j" P; `/ ?1 c 16th Indian Brigade A% f' A3 n. m+ {
88th Indian Brigade, V% h% |* D6 \1 Z$ Q
44th Indian Brigade
* d0 z+ |; m5 |2 N5 }! e 26th Indian Division
, N2 ~' p$ M& o1 E 26th Indian Brigade
9 N8 n: d n) i 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
6 ?6 D% Q' M8 v' h( f# q 22nd (East African) Brigade
) d% M0 e9 [8 B' O& t 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment- @& `2 H# R2 X3 s
63rd Indian Brigade7 `- u3 k1 G( W9 u4 R! G4 X
23rd British Brigade
+ q* m! x! L. H9 |+ n RM Viper Force : X( [; A5 J( s
6/16th Punjab Battalion
( N6 c* Q7 j6 k* e. j/ S0 n! g2 e 267th Armoured Brigade# @% I t9 O9 K0 Q( c3 P
2/17 Dogra Battalion
0 }# Z, a9 i+ {1 b' Q 20th Indian Division9 n$ e! i3 S% a' u2 H. z
14th British Brigade
: ~) x( v* E8 X p4 b3 U: | 23rd Indian Brigade1 O7 K6 }& f9 j2 X) p. O8 _# V
70th British Division
3 b8 \9 ], C/ d C 6/15th Punjab Battalion
9 W2 I& [/ ^ i/ j+ N& o* k 75th Indian Brigade7 `6 ?! N; ?( p( y4 h- S/ f
84th Indian Brigade
7 w2 v5 v: p( m6 j 36th Indian Brigade4 N2 K4 Y8 N" d7 i' H2 |: l" p5 h
15th Indian Brigade, t) v5 G, o6 t) @/ W G
5/2nd Punjab Battalion. ]7 q) B! g6 \
Waziristan Division
+ @& g& p! ~6 g- C& E$ X% j5 d: X 223rd Field Artillery Battalion, [0 F& b! l1 a- `- a* @
India Command `' S; H9 E# z x0 l- w: T6 A
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 `, a. n" Y+ h" h% o RAF 223 Group Base Force. D, w# V1 m8 Z
1/4 Central Detach.
! R$ |5 t; G: \8 v 6th Medium Regiment! v: q& Z7 u* v: y
4/4th Det NW Front % N7 L" q3 l3 f; k
42nd Construction Regiment
1 T' |" F1 c$ k4 v$ d2 q 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
& o% M+ m; }0 W* Z 77th Heavy AA Regiment
2 N( C; w& D1 H8 g( V RAF 223 Group Wing
0 M' @. [( ^8 `5 a 4/2nd Det. NW Front - @9 G6 j4 ^9 e3 s5 s! L- N
12th Indian Engineer Battalion
2 {6 Q& Y. f2 ]! ~ 1/5 Det. South Ind 9 G+ S; \4 q$ J1 Q; z
1/1 Det. South Ind 0 E6 `0 ^% N% R1 B0 r+ v
225 Group RAF
: @8 z+ H h! c/ a$ J Sikh Construction Battalion
* V! V' G7 ^& Y$ \( U! j 1/3 Ceylon Det
5 v0 c( y2 H, F- V* S) P( G 9/8th Punjab Battalion
7 N7 Y4 O' y$ @9 h7 ? Pathan Construction Battalion) [% p% [. h* Y+ {& C* F
Tenth USAAF
& K6 k9 X6 e+ l; A7 Q 1/3 Det. South Ind
& ?* A. B! P" t' I( x. K 116th RAF Base Force
$ d$ R; A( V' b" I 102nd RN Base Force) b! W7 W }5 B- R; _5 ?7 U
96th Coast AA Regiment4 f9 k$ G: x* p& G2 u9 u
197th Coast AA Regiment
: R6 F" Z$ o% W: g, N& q5 C RAF 222 Group Base Force4 B9 f$ L3 X4 u9 ?
1/198th Coast AA Battalion F4 G, z4 Y- _4 d6 D( n! g
30th Coast AA Regiment
! x J, b! p( ]. Z3 z/ E 4/3rd Det. NW Front 4 ?; b5 i4 ]! ~, q7 J. s
1/3 Central Detach.
. z, r Q) R; Q1 s* z6 ` Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion" }) {7 @' B' T8 X t$ _6 G( M7 J" P1 B
95th Heavy AA Regiment( Y7 ^3 M, h0 ^' W, Z
AHQ India # r" H/ F' \3 z# U! e" o" K
1/1st Det Hyderabad , H1 [6 p* [( _' O) S
70th Coast AA Regiment1 p' z* I6 n7 C) ^
4/1st Det. NW Front
2 }. |6 U, J ~- }# ~) P 2nd Hyderabad Base Force$ p/ i" ~. S/ q, e0 y; B
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion8 w4 Z9 f! r" |: J7 y
Port Blair RN Det
* r) N; p( }+ P5 A 1/4 Det. South Ind
" W2 Q! ~; J# y0 s: `7 b) U 1st NW Frontier Base Force
3 h' j- I- |) v' [ RAF 225 Group Wing
' ?) \( \/ U, P: a9 N9 Q3 c3 ] 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
+ s% ^! e; V1 X! g 1st Madras Construction Battalion
6 X1 F- ^4 n) `7 f" A9 p. t2 X Socotra RN Det
* f6 a) i c; }0 Y1 c1 U& j8 J9 y7 A/ _ RAF 221 Group Wing 6 ^% D+ e8 ^: }( Z G
3rd Hyderabad Base Force, S- j+ d5 N* r: ?5 [% z
1/2nd Det Hyderabad / s0 h- d) q* k( ]. j7 A7 O6 Q+ a
168th Field Artillery Regiment
0 c( b; h- R# a0 P# \0 t% S 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
3 l1 _! p8 k. v- F& L 1/3 Det. West Coast
& a0 o; d9 d* } 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment. D+ T0 ?: G) p& Q, n
21st Light AA Regiment
/ a$ |. G! |! M! @# F 208th Coast AA Regiment6 ?- u6 |! y$ D1 A4 @
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
( S7 @* A* s) t S 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment' ]% l* d$ `; p: i, I7 S9 [
181st Field Artillery Regiment! v; g2 f8 f7 L! v+ h. K
1st Marine Defense Battalion
1 V9 [8 L9 a) X 1st Peshawar Base Force
+ s% \$ x; |6 J8 f6 V& m% h% ] RAF 224 Group Base Force1 a1 _9 |) Z: K* v- x, J' }) ^
2nd Central India Base Force
( B. q. z/ p* O. l8 E3 [ 94th Coast AA Regiment, J& R8 C+ X! H6 F, e% o
2nd Peshawar Base Force
4 c% Q0 g9 i# e/ A" B 2/9th Field Regiment: i' o7 e- P1 C0 F' G
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force* F# R7 P8 h8 p1 U) i/ p) e
2/13th Field Regiment- i5 U7 m& m0 z) j
216th Coast AA Regiment
6 A: L6 G/ M; \" s; M! c 1st Bengal Construction Battalion a5 q0 Q# G0 z) ^) m$ E
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
* O5 Z5 u( Y* ?$ Y e/ { 24th Indian Engineer Battalion2 J! K" h( I6 S5 v% a5 G
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
& n8 n* Z; Q) a 1/1 Central Detach.
2 ]% ^* s2 f1 y M 2/11th Field Regiment
7 g' I3 |( X% q. A0 ~0 s$ D. V, u 43rd Construction Regiment4 w, m9 |$ u# u8 X3 I3 W X
1/2 Ceylon Det
& u* s: |# F' C- J0 Z1 K 2nd West Coast Base Force
/ d$ h( l6 |: b/ h; Q3 ~ 1st Indian Light AA Regiment$ f5 Z4 K* t+ \! h3 ~5 v. J$ L) e
3rd Central India Base Force
& ]0 t" ^6 K6 f) c4 f 1/2 Det. South Ind
5 u7 D9 B. n% d+ c- d8 \' j 1/1 Ceylon Det. : n$ @: \* C7 S1 c9 ?
1/1 Det. West Coast 7 [1 K$ f- @8 @0 J: ~9 U
3rd NW Frontier Base Force
0 k7 [/ W7 O* B/ _ 8th Medium Regiment
2 |- k Z9 _; q' F7 d* m- G 1/2 Det. West Coast
2 L3 i9 F- y( Z; d. E3 m1 B5 m, g+ h 2nd NW Frontier Base Force; }; ?8 W2 _" s1 Z" R3 F
1/2 Central Detach.
3 L) m& i' W5 `8 ?! m RAF 221 Group Base Force
' R# p- f1 z& h8 f# L2 r 428th Coast AA Battalion# l& \3 T8 l& s; P S& E% S
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Defending units:
/ M" i$ h! S( E* _6 ~, s6 b) r 113th Infantry Regiment% V K+ b- A+ D" }: e: _
61st Infantry Group
" F: ^) }. C; e5 H, K 55th Infantry Regiment
8 z2 L$ O3 M9 r8 H+ W1 L/ A 52nd Division1 h+ F/ x" a; d# t# \. [3 u
62nd Infantry Group * L: G# z* r" s
21st Infantry Regiment9 |- p$ k+ J; U& {- [8 V
33rd Division- U5 g* z# B. { ^# |/ e
56th Infantry Regiment
8 a9 g H8 z' f1 { 4th/A Division, T( A0 u, e) P2 t6 @+ v; B& x
38th Division: A1 J) g9 `# K p
Imperial Guards/B Division' b4 I+ e7 U/ F. a/ X6 n
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment- ~& v8 r$ L/ b
3rd Mortar Battalion% k5 M) P1 X2 V9 L7 E7 G
5th Mortar Battalion; P& E' R% [- J; e' ^9 Z
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
, I, e' M( ?8 X. W2 G( g# } 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment! h! D2 g' u) H0 X
9th RF Gun Battalion
. @6 c2 ^& X+ Y# z9 A, U, e3 F 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8 a. y$ V2 {! b' N 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion# A6 ?# T6 [% ~4 z* l
25th Army
: D4 b' [- m* ~$ t3 S 5th Field Artillery Regiment& c0 H8 u8 _% k0 @! I, m- [
8th RF Gun Battalion
2 G' p% u1 A0 [ 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
" v |* |' W" o) O 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion" Q% h8 ]7 N- _- D8 o! J
16th Army
5 W, N9 e0 [" c5 ~. X 15th Army
8 S9 ~4 y, s9 Z% ~- N6 _. s, j 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion. _- }6 @2 J1 M0 M4 u5 h" W% R
10th RF Gun Battalion
- |! @7 @! p& B9 w* I6 H 11th RF Gun Battalion |